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Erratic traffic gridlock causes sufferings to Khulna dwellers

Hosneara Parvin Khuku from Khulna: Severe and persistent traffic congestion has become a daily ordeal on key streets of Khulna Metropolitan City, disrupting the lives of residents and eroding their

Man gets life term in Sirajganj rape case

Ashraful Islam Joy: A court in Sirajganj on Thursday sentenced a man to life term in a rape case. The court also fined him Tk 1 lakh, in defalut, he

Kamarkhanda Chhatra Dal leader Munna expelled

Staff Reporter: Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal has expelled its leader named Munna Sarkar on charge of kidnapping and torturing a journalist in Kamarkhanda upazila of Sirajganj district. Munna was the

Trader killed by lightning strike in Joypurhat

Joypurhat Correspondent: A potato trader was killed in a lightning strike on Thursday morning (August 21) in Kalai upazila of Joypurhat. The incident happened in a crop field at Panchgram

Satkhira student dies during exam

Satkhira Correspondent: A student has passed away while taking a pre-final exam at Satkhira Sadar upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sharifa Akter Lipi, 22, an honours third-year

Dozens of houses destroyed as river erosion worsens in Jamalpur

Jamalpur Desk: Erosion by Old Brahmaputra and Jingiram rivers has devoured at least 50 houses in Jamalpur’s Bakshiganj upazila, said an official of Water Development Board (WDB). “The houses were